CNN political analyst Joe Lockhart created fake news in real time during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate on Wednesday, falsely claiming that House Democrats were swaying Senate Republican opinions.
Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) used an opinion article by the editorial board of the Washington Post in an attempt to prove the facts of his case against President Donald Trump in opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial Wednesday evening.
Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) used part of his opening argument at President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial Wednesday to trash Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz — for the second day in a row.
Adam Schiff continues to ignore evidence presented by witnesses that he himself called to testify at the House Intelligence Committee.
Fact check – CLAIM: President Donald Trump withheld a White House meeting, and military aid, from Ukraine until it agreed to announce investigations. VERDICT: False. There is no direct evidence of that in the entire House record.
Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) led his opening argument in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday by citing allegations of “Russia collusion” that have been debunked.
Von Spakovsky: “Virtually the only difference between the Clinton resolution and the McConnell resolution was one change that was actually necessitated by the Democrats.”
The U.S. Senate voted in the early hours of Wednesday to approve the rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
Cipollone to Nadler: “Mr. Nadler, you owe an apology to the President of the United States and his family. You owe an apology to the Senate. But most of all, you owe an apology to the American people.”
Adam Schiff told the Senate that Trump asked Zelensky, “I have a favor to ask.” Trump actually said: “I would like you to do us a favor.”
House impeachment manager Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) used controversial phone records that were likely obtained unlawfully by the House Intelligence Committee to argue the Senate should subpoena State Department documents.
Fact check – CLAIM: Trump never raised the issue of corruption in Ukraine in 2017 or 2018. VERDICT: False. We know he did, from Schiff’s own inquiry.
Fact check – CLAIM: President Donald Trump believes that he has absolute power under Article II of the U.S. Constitution and must therefore be impeached. VERDICT: False. Trump was talking specifically about the power to fire Robert Mueller.
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to the Senate: “They’re not here to steal one election; they’re here to steal two elections.”
Schiff said the evidence is already “overwhelming” but that Democrats should be allowed to introduce more evidence aganst Trump.
House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) tried to dismiss Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz as not a “reputable constitutional law expert.”
WASHINGTON, DC — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued on Tuesday that a refusal by the Senate to agree to Democrats’ demand to allow new witnesses and evidence in the impeachment trial without a vote would deem President Donald Trump guilty regardless of the verdict.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is reportedly working with a “fairly small group” of Republican senators to garner support for impeachment witnesses.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) claimed Tuesday afternoon to be an “impartial juror” after a reporter asked him whether he and fellow Democrats could live up to the standard they had set for Republicans.
